Thank you Sandy, Paul, Kerby, Leanne and Diane! I truly appreciate your kind comments. Sandy ...I layered an image of my niece onto the flower image. I then used the eraser tool to erase the background of the top layer (of my niece). I flattened the layers and applied a little dreamy and buzz to it. By the way, the flower image was actually 2 images combined as well. They were both of the same flowers - one was in focus and the other was motion blurred. Once I layered the two, I played with the opacity of the top layer to get the abstract look. Hope I haven't confused you too much!! If you have any other questions, let me know. I would be more than happy to help!

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Lisa Deaton

Really beautiful!!! You are a master at layering!! :)

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Julie Abston

Thank you Lisa! It has been a lot of fun playing around with layers. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment!

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Barbara Helgason

This is really beautiful Julie. I've enjoyed looking at all the pictures in your gallery! A special congratulations on your beautiful Grand Prize winner as well!